The Wall Street Journal's Notable & Quotable column defends the original woke movement against claims it was "crazy." The piece argues that Woke 1.0 addressed concrete problems: policing of minority communities, women's right to be free from sexual harassment, and systemic racism and sexism that caused real damage. It emphasizes the movement focused on reforming the cultural structures that created and perpetuated these systems. The column rejects the allegation that the left inevitably descends into infighting, radicalism, and alienation, stating "None of this is 'crazy'." This perspective reframes the early woke era as a pragmatic response to documented injustices rather than ideological excess.